Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Heads up, this deal has expired. Want to create a deal alert for this item?
expired Posted by overzeetop • Sep 21, 2021
expired Posted by overzeetop • Sep 21, 2021

Flume 2 Smart Home Water Monitor & Water Leak Detector

+ Free Shipping

$129

$149

13% off
109 Comments 61,073 Views
Visit Retailer
Good Deal
Save
Share
Deal Details
Flume Water has Flume 2 Smart Home Water Monitor & Water Leak Detector on sale for $129 ($20 discount applies in cart) when you un-check the $49.99/yr Flume Insight Subscription on the page. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member overzeetop for posting this deal.
  • Note: Must un-check the $49.99/yr Flume Insight Subscription on the page.
Features:
  • 24/7 Smart Water Leak Detector: Flume's smart water leak detection technology is always on guard alerting you to water leaks inside the home as well as in your lawn or garden. Gain peace of mind whether you're at home or away with water leak alerts delivered directly to your phone via the Flume Water app. Stop water leaks and protect your home today with Flume.
  • Smart Water Usage Monitoring: Dig up the details your standard water bill doesn't with Flume's smart water monitoring technology. Flume delivers detailed water use insight data directly to your smartphone so you're always in the know. Take the guessing game out of your water usage and take control to reduce waste and conserve water
  • Reduce & Manage Your Water Bill: A smart water monitor that pays for itself. Flume allows you to be proactive about managing your water use by protecting the planet and your pockets. Create water use budgets that use smart alerts to notify you of potential water leaks and waste. Flume has helped customers save an average of 10-20% per month on their water bill.
  • Installs In Minutes. No Plumbing Required: The Flume Smart Home Water Monitor is compatible with 95% of homes and installs in minutes. No pipe cutting, no wiring, no appointments. You've got it covered, but we're here if you need us.
  • Includes: Flume Water Sensor and Bridge. Flume App available for iOS or Android.

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This price is $20 Lower (13.4% Savings) than the list price of $149.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion. -SaltyOne

Original Post

Written by overzeetop
Community Notes
About the Poster
Deal Details
Community Notes
About the Poster
Flume Water has Flume 2 Smart Home Water Monitor & Water Leak Detector on sale for $129 ($20 discount applies in cart) when you un-check the $49.99/yr Flume Insight Subscription on the page. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member overzeetop for posting this deal.
  • Note: Must un-check the $49.99/yr Flume Insight Subscription on the page.
Features:
  • 24/7 Smart Water Leak Detector: Flume's smart water leak detection technology is always on guard alerting you to water leaks inside the home as well as in your lawn or garden. Gain peace of mind whether you're at home or away with water leak alerts delivered directly to your phone via the Flume Water app. Stop water leaks and protect your home today with Flume.
  • Smart Water Usage Monitoring: Dig up the details your standard water bill doesn't with Flume's smart water monitoring technology. Flume delivers detailed water use insight data directly to your smartphone so you're always in the know. Take the guessing game out of your water usage and take control to reduce waste and conserve water
  • Reduce & Manage Your Water Bill: A smart water monitor that pays for itself. Flume allows you to be proactive about managing your water use by protecting the planet and your pockets. Create water use budgets that use smart alerts to notify you of potential water leaks and waste. Flume has helped customers save an average of 10-20% per month on their water bill.
  • Installs In Minutes. No Plumbing Required: The Flume Smart Home Water Monitor is compatible with 95% of homes and installs in minutes. No pipe cutting, no wiring, no appointments. You've got it covered, but we're here if you need us.
  • Includes: Flume Water Sensor and Bridge. Flume App available for iOS or Android.

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This price is $20 Lower (13.4% Savings) than the list price of $149.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion. -SaltyOne

Original Post

Written by overzeetop

Community Voting

Deal Score
+37
Good Deal
Visit Retailer
Leave a Comment
To participate in the comments, please log in.

Top Comments

Just a heads up - this company does some major bait and switch. I got the Flume 1 and they have consistently removed features since launch, including the text alerts which were pretty critical as that was one of the only ways to setup multi device alerts.
Removed Brazilian Rainforest Store link per moderator's request - see reason below. Definitely don't go there directly and search, as it would circumvent any share paid back to the site owner.


Yes, but that deal can't be posted on SlickDeals because it's a 3rdparty seller with less than 1000 feedback. The rules don't allow those to be posted here, regardless of whether the seller is the manufacturer or not. I've been told by the moderation staff that the application of this rule is a a private matter and is not to be discussed in the Hot Deals forum, so if there is any concern about the rule, we should take it to Deal Talk or one of the appropriate forums.
I've had this for a few months now after dealing with some ridiculous high water bills.

It's a nice to have and is probably a savior to some, but I've soured a bit on the company after they've introduced this subscription plan. Allegedly, I'm grandfathered into their "detailed" data and AI stuff, but it's the same data that was available prior to their subscription model, so just an annoying money grab IMO.

Setup is surprisingly easy and is seemingly very accurate. Guess overall it's recommended if you're seriously worried about leaks, but you're going to get a lesser product than it was prior to the subscription, or pay more in their subscription to get access to their data metrics.

109 Comments

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Sep 26, 2021
1,552 Posts
Joined Dec 2007
Sep 26, 2021
UN0335
Sep 26, 2021
1,552 Posts
Got mine installed, and I really like this device! Thanks to the OP. I had never heard of this type of device before.

I signed up for the annual Insight service too. I don't get these people calling it morally objectionable or a "money grab" for a company to ask the customer to pay for a service? Surely, as a cloud based application, they must have costs associated with providing that service?

Do i wish it was "free" (included in the purchase of the hardware) - sure I do. But I am willing to pay $4 month for the enhanced detail of the data. YMMV.
Sep 26, 2021
1,283 Posts
Joined Jan 2010
Sep 26, 2021
psumarsh
Sep 26, 2021
1,283 Posts
Quote from bcg27 :
For those with smartthings, there is a 3rd party device handler that allows smartthings to use the flume usage alerts as a leak detector. I got the new Titan valve actuator from zooz which turns my shut off valve. Smartthings will turn off the water with the Titan if it has a leak from the flume or other moisture sensor. I accidentally tested it when running 2 showers and washing machine which triggered the high usage alert and worked well.
Do you know how the titan compares to the bulldog
https://www.amazon.com/EcoNet-Con...B07DJZCFBH

I like how the titan has 2 mount points, but the bulldog seems to be fairly sturdy with just a single
Sep 26, 2021
485 Posts
Joined Apr 2021
Sep 26, 2021
YW55
Sep 26, 2021
485 Posts
Quote from ssrajdeals :
If my dishwasher broke while running how soon I'll know about it without subscription?
Constant running water over hours are considered a leak by the app.
Sep 26, 2021
12 Posts
Joined Jan 2021
Sep 26, 2021
PrimeOnTime
Sep 26, 2021
12 Posts
Quote from UN0335 :
Got mine installed, and I really like this device! Thanks to the OP. I had never heard of this type of device before.

I signed up for the annual Insight service too. I don't get these people calling it morally objectionable or a "money grab" for a company to ask the customer to pay for a service? Surely, as a cloud based application, they must have costs associated with providing that service?

Do i wish it was "free" (included in the purchase of the hardware) - sure I do. But I am willing to pay $4 month for the enhanced detail of the data. YMMV.
It's 100% a money grab, homie. It's the same data they've always had available. The only difference is they're attempted to spruce it up with their "AI" detection, which at it's current implementation questionably just categorizes indoor vs. outdoor water usage.

Otherwise, their subscription is just taking the raw data and giving you full access to read the data read by YOUR device YOU paid $120 for. I don't even mean to sound like a detractor of it as I'm an active user of it, but I'm just providing an FYI people that they're paying more for less. I definitely would NOT be a happy user for the product if I had to pay money to the rather basic information their subscription model provides.

Just would like to say at the end of the day this is a basic sensor that detects flow rate of your water meter. Something that even at $120 or its previous $170 price is more than reasonable just for the basic sensor hardware. Give me a break if you think "compiling" that raw data into various convenient formats if worthy of a subscription price.
Last edited by PrimeOnTime September 26, 2021 at 04:48 PM.
Sep 26, 2021
38,838 Posts
Joined Nov 2005
Sep 26, 2021
Dr. J
Sep 26, 2021
38,838 Posts
Quote from moes6203 :
They said it interfere with their meter
Interferes in a good way or bad way?

My mother had an old "analog" (as in, dials like an old school odometer) water meter for years and they'd have to "honor system" record the number every quarter. Well, it broke and didn't move. After 3 or 4 months of trying to do the right thing and repeatedly tell the town that the meter was broken (and not that they hadn't been using ANY water at all), they just stopped and got free water for many years until the town did a town-wide upgrade to remote monitoring.
Sep 27, 2021
72 Posts
Joined Sep 2013
Sep 27, 2021
ssrajdeals
Sep 27, 2021
72 Posts
Quote from YW55 :
Constant running water over hours are considered a leak by the app.
Thanks. So it can take an hour or 2 detect and notify pipe burst . Is that correct ?
Sep 27, 2021
1,342 Posts
Joined Dec 2008
Sep 27, 2021
bigal24
Sep 27, 2021
1,342 Posts
I have Flume 1.One of my toilet was leaking last week and wasted 300 plus gallants of water and I did not get any notification. My wife found the leak and turn off the water next day.

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Sep 27, 2021
222 Posts
Joined Oct 2014
Sep 27, 2021
nasco
Sep 27, 2021
222 Posts
Quote from bigal24 :
I have Flume 1.One of my toilet was leaking last week and wasted 300 plus gallants of water and I did not get any notification. My wife found the leak and turn off the water next day.

I believe they removed one of the two standard alerts late last month, for everyone, when they introduced their Flume Insight Subscription Service leaving only the standard alert that defaults to "Notify me if water is running constantly for 2 hours and 0 minutes". Unfortunately, this same alert also states "This rule is smart enough to filter out common events such as long lasting irrigation cycles", whatever that means. I wonder if it thought your leaking toilet was a long lasting irrigation cycle. Thankfully my Custom Alerts are still there. Oh, and for anyone who doesn't know yet, they axed SMS alerts in July.
Sep 27, 2021
12,480 Posts
Joined Oct 2007
Sep 27, 2021
arribasn
Sep 27, 2021
12,480 Posts
Didn't have time to go throw the whole thread but just got an email from Flume that they are changing to a SUBSCRIPTION model to get any leak alerts and other data. Current owners are grandfathered in for some services it seems but new ones YMMV
Sep 28, 2021
3,327 Posts
Joined Jun 2012
Sep 28, 2021
jl2672a
Sep 28, 2021
3,327 Posts
Quote from bbdoc :
You are my neighbor dude/dudette
Awesome! I'm 2 blocks from the radio tower at the top of RPV. Moved here from NYC. Couldn't handle the dirt and noise and crazies roaming the streets anymore.
Sep 28, 2021
3,327 Posts
Joined Jun 2012
Sep 28, 2021
jl2672a
Sep 28, 2021
3,327 Posts
Quote from UN0335 :
Got mine installed, and I really like this device! Thanks to the OP. I had never heard of this type of device before.

I signed up for the annual Insight service too. I don't get these people calling it morally objectionable or a "money grab" for a company to ask the customer to pay for a service? Surely, as a cloud based application, they must have costs associated with providing that service?

Do i wish it was "free" (included in the purchase of the hardware) - sure I do. But I am willing to pay $4 month for the enhanced detail of the data. YMMV.
It gets overwhelming. Every device wants their little subscription service:

Nest cameras, Garage door openers, alarm systems, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, YouTube Tv, Spotify, HBO Max, Disney +. Tesla Premium, cellular service, Xbox Gold, internet service. Last thing I need is another monthly bill for something as simple as this.
Last edited by jl2672a September 27, 2021 at 06:39 PM.